Americans Fatter in 37 States

August 20, 2008 by Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD

The latest annual state-by-state obesity rankings don't paint a pretty picture:
Number of states in which adult obesity rates went up: 37
Number of states in which adult obesity rates went down: 0
Number of states in which adult obesity rates went up for the third year in a row: 19
Percentage of population that is obese in Colorado, this year's least obese state: 18.4
Percentage of population that was obese in the four most obese states in 1991: 15% to 20%
Number of states in which at least 1 in 4 adults is obese: 28
Number of states in which at least 1 in 5 adults was obese in 1991: 0
These are just a few of the shocking numbers in the fifth annual "F as in Fat" report from the nonprofit Trust for America's Health, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.